Alexa is a SUSI PhD student in the School of Social Policy, Social Work, and Social Justice in University College Dublin. Her research is on neurodivergent women's experiences of identity, social relations, and employment in Ireland. She is on the Board of Directors for AHEAD Ireland, and established UCD's first Neurodiversity Collective social group for students. Alexa is a late-assessed autistic researcher and wishes to promote neurodiversity visibility and acceptance in academia.

Declan has been working as a disability officer in Trinity since 2005. Declan has a BA in Psychoanalytic Studies and an MA in Psychotherapy. He completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Disability Needs Assessment) at Trinity and the Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (BPS). Declan produced a Guide for Students with Disabilities on Placement to support students with disabilities on professional courses. In 2017, Declan completed a PhD in the School of Education exploring if reasonable accommodations provided to third level students with disabilities succeed in removing barriers and impact on the student experience.